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do/must not
flowing blood [symbol] + knife (dao)
classical; using a knife to draw blood is never ideal - so it cam to mean 'do not' |
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suddenly;
to neglect
do not (wu) + heart (xin)
suddenly the heart do not beat after realizing that a swift knife has been neglected
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matter, object, thing
cow (niu) + kill with knife/do not (wu)
a cow must not be treated as a pure thing |
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(ex)change; easy
sun (ri) + do not (wu)
when the sun do not shine anymore the change appears so swiftly and easy like a cutting of a knife |
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kick
foot (zu) + change (yi)
an excellent footballer changes the foot with which he kicks the ball |
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